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May Term task force to begin discussic
Committee will work through the summer to plan for the 1996 and 1997 May T
By Maisa Taha
News Editor
As evidenced by the uproar
earlier this year, some students
felt that the abolishment of
January Term took Wesleyan's
appeal right along with it. But
Mona Gardner, director of the
newly formed May Term task
force, is eager for students to
express their ideas about May
Term and hopes the end prod-uct
will be as "exciting, unusu-al
and unique" as possible.
The task force will have its
first meeting Friday, May 6,
and will continue to work
through the summer to come
up with plans for the 1996 and
1997 May Terms.
"By the end of the summer,
we hope to be able to clearly
articulate for faculty and stu-dents
alike what the purpose of
the new May Term will be,"
Gardner said.
According to Gardner, the
task force was designed to rep-resent
as many different cam-pus
interests as possible.
Student Senate President C.J.
Summers will act as the stu-dent
body representative.
Department representatives
include Wayne Dornan from
psychology, Brian Hatcher
from religion, April Schultz
from history, James Simeone
from political science, Linda
Farquharson from music and
Gardner from business admin-istration.
Gardner said she could not
offer an official statement of
policy for the task force since
they had not yet had a meeting,
but she explained some prelim-inary
ideas that have arisen
from informal discussions.
During one brainstorming
session in March, faculty and
administration talked about
creating "course clusters" dur-ing
May. These clusters would
consist of several courses cen-tered
around a common theme.
For example, a biology
course on AIDS might be
offered, along with a nursing
"I hope students realize that
we will be exceptionally
interested in what they have
to say."
-Mona Gardner,
May Term task
force director
course on health care as it
relates to the AIDS epidemic
and a sociology course dealing
with the effects of such dis-eases
on society. Courses in
the fine arts could also be
incorporated, perhaps with the-atre
productions about AIDS or
musical pieces inspired by the
emotional impact of the dis-ease.
The structure of the course
clusters is not definite.
Students may be able to spend
one week in each course of a
cluster or spend the whole
month in the same one, meet-ing
periodically with others
from the related classes. Not
all courses on campus will nec-essarily
be part of a cluster, and
multiple clusters may be
designed.
Gardner said these distinc-tions
will depend upon the
nature of the courses involved
and-especially right now
student input.
Gardner said she realizes that
most discussion up to this point
has taken place between facul-ty
and administration, but
stressed the importance of stu-dent
opinion.
)n
erms
"I hope students realize that
we will be exceptionally inter-ested
in what they have to say,"
Gardner said.
Gardner said the faculty
wants to continue to offer trav-el
courses during May Term,
but hopes to expand the pro-gram
to include short, "domes-tic"
trips as well as long-dis-tance
trips.
"The total immersion is what
really sets a travel experience
apart from a regular education-al
experience," Gardner said.
With some travel and study
opportunities offered closer to
home, Gardner said, students
who cannot afford an overseas
trip will still be able to have an
equally rewarding experience.
The task force will also cre-ate
a way to deal with intern-ships
during May. Next week,
see MAY TERM p. 10
Not your ordinary feminists...
Professors Wes Chapman, Mark Siderits and Ted McNair led a panel discussion on men's
roles in the feminist movement. The panel met last lTuesday in the Davidson Room to argue
such women's issues as rape and to discuss the influence of media images like the Marlboro
Man on male behavior.
Panel says feminist issue
not just women's concerns
By Kevyn Kusinski aware of feminist issues.
Staff Writer and "The image of the Marlbo
Maisa Taha Man is damaging us [men
News Editor Chapman said.
It was "Feminism: The He explained to The Arg
Sequel" last Tuesday in the that an image such as t
Davidson Room, but the Marlboro Man, which is pos
speakers were by no means as the ideal male, has negati
run-of-the-mill feminists, effects on men, just as imag
After a heated argument at the of supermodels or sup
last meeting of feminist speak- moms negatively affe
ers, the Office of Residential women. These ideals a
Life sponsored a follow-up unrealistic, he said. No o
discussion on feminism with a can achieve their apparent p
new twist. fection. Also, macho imag
The panel this time was like the Marlboro Man pI
made up of three men: IWU mote destructive behavior
Professors Wes Chapman and men such as silence, toug
Ted McNair and ISU ness and emotional repressic
Professor Mark Siderits, an Chapman added that the
expert in women's studies and are certain benefits involved
the founder of the ISU group, changing the traditional m
Men Against Rape. role. He said that men learn
Chapman said that patri- be dependent on women I
archy is just as detrimental to everything from cooking a
women as it is to men and men
would do well to be more see FEMINISM p. 5
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May Term task force to begin discussic
Committee will work through the summer to plan for the 1996 and 1997 May T
By Maisa Taha
News Editor
As evidenced by the uproar
earlier this year, some students
felt that the abolishment of
January Term took Wesleyan's
appeal right along with it. But
Mona Gardner, director of the
newly formed May Term task
force, is eager for students to
express their ideas about May
Term and hopes the end prod-uct
will be as "exciting, unusu-al
and unique" as possible.
The task force will have its
first meeting Friday, May 6,
and will continue to work
through the summer to come
up with plans for the 1996 and
1997 May Terms.
"By the end of the summer,
we hope to be able to clearly
articulate for faculty and stu-dents
alike what the purpose of
the new May Term will be,"
Gardner said.
According to Gardner, the
task force was designed to rep-resent
as many different cam-pus
interests as possible.
Student Senate President C.J.
Summers will act as the stu-dent
body representative.
Department representatives
include Wayne Dornan from
psychology, Brian Hatcher
from religion, April Schultz
from history, James Simeone
from political science, Linda
Farquharson from music and
Gardner from business admin-istration.
Gardner said she could not
offer an official statement of
policy for the task force since
they had not yet had a meeting,
but she explained some prelim-inary
ideas that have arisen
from informal discussions.
During one brainstorming
session in March, faculty and
administration talked about
creating "course clusters" dur-ing
May. These clusters would
consist of several courses cen-tered
around a common theme.
For example, a biology
course on AIDS might be
offered, along with a nursing
"I hope students realize that
we will be exceptionally
interested in what they have
to say."
-Mona Gardner,
May Term task
force director
course on health care as it
relates to the AIDS epidemic
and a sociology course dealing
with the effects of such dis-eases
on society. Courses in
the fine arts could also be
incorporated, perhaps with the-atre
productions about AIDS or
musical pieces inspired by the
emotional impact of the dis-ease.
The structure of the course
clusters is not definite.
Students may be able to spend
one week in each course of a
cluster or spend the whole
month in the same one, meet-ing
periodically with others
from the related classes. Not
all courses on campus will nec-essarily
be part of a cluster, and
multiple clusters may be
designed.
Gardner said these distinc-tions
will depend upon the
nature of the courses involved
and-especially right now
student input.
Gardner said she realizes that
most discussion up to this point
has taken place between facul-ty
and administration, but
stressed the importance of stu-dent
opinion.
)n
erms
"I hope students realize that
we will be exceptionally inter-ested
in what they have to say,"
Gardner said.
Gardner said the faculty
wants to continue to offer trav-el
courses during May Term,
but hopes to expand the pro-gram
to include short, "domes-tic"
trips as well as long-dis-tance
trips.
"The total immersion is what
really sets a travel experience
apart from a regular education-al
experience," Gardner said.
With some travel and study
opportunities offered closer to
home, Gardner said, students
who cannot afford an overseas
trip will still be able to have an
equally rewarding experience.
The task force will also cre-ate
a way to deal with intern-ships
during May. Next week,
see MAY TERM p. 10
Not your ordinary feminists...
Professors Wes Chapman, Mark Siderits and Ted McNair led a panel discussion on men's
roles in the feminist movement. The panel met last lTuesday in the Davidson Room to argue
such women's issues as rape and to discuss the influence of media images like the Marlboro
Man on male behavior.
Panel says feminist issue
not just women's concerns
By Kevyn Kusinski aware of feminist issues.
Staff Writer and "The image of the Marlbo
Maisa Taha Man is damaging us [men
News Editor Chapman said.
It was "Feminism: The He explained to The Arg
Sequel" last Tuesday in the that an image such as t
Davidson Room, but the Marlboro Man, which is pos
speakers were by no means as the ideal male, has negati
run-of-the-mill feminists, effects on men, just as imag
After a heated argument at the of supermodels or sup
last meeting of feminist speak- moms negatively affe
ers, the Office of Residential women. These ideals a
Life sponsored a follow-up unrealistic, he said. No o
discussion on feminism with a can achieve their apparent p
new twist. fection. Also, macho imag
The panel this time was like the Marlboro Man pI
made up of three men: IWU mote destructive behavior
Professors Wes Chapman and men such as silence, toug
Ted McNair and ISU ness and emotional repressic
Professor Mark Siderits, an Chapman added that the
expert in women's studies and are certain benefits involved
the founder of the ISU group, changing the traditional m
Men Against Rape. role. He said that men learn
Chapman said that patri- be dependent on women I
archy is just as detrimental to everything from cooking a
women as it is to men and men
would do well to be more see FEMINISM p. 5
S
ro
]"
us
he
ed
ve
es
er-ect
re
ne
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;es
ro-in
;h-
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